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Mounds View City Council October 14, 2019 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 Newspaper for the Remainder of 2019. <br />2 <br />3 Mayor Mueller stated the City was having to change its official newspaper due to the fact the Sun <br />4 Focus would no longer be published. She reported a representative from The Press was in <br />5 attendance. <br />6 <br />7 Carter Johnson, representative from The Press, thanked the Council for their time and stated his <br />8 goal was to be a source of information for the community. He explained his family run <br />9 organization has publications that serve a variety of cities. <br />10 <br />11 Mayor Mueller reported The Press would be printed every other week and copies are delivered <br />12 for mass distribution for customer pick up. Mr. Johnson stated this would be the case and <br />13 indicated he would be working with staff to decide where the publications should be placed. He <br />14 added that all information within the printed publication would also be available online. <br />15 <br />16 Council Member Meehlhause asked if The Press would consider distributing its publication at <br />17 local churches. Mr. Johnson commented this had been done in the past in Hugo and Centerville <br />18 and did not seem to work well. <br />19 <br />20 Council Member Meehlhause questioned if The Press would consider covering the City of <br />21 Mounds View. Mr. Johnson stated he did not want to overpromise anything at this time, but <br />22 rather would like to begin a relationship with the City of Mounds View in order to create a <br />23 relationship that was sustainable. He noted he currently does not have any routes in Mounds <br />24 View, but added that subscriptions would be available for Mounds View residents at a cost of <br />25 $32 per year. <br />26 <br />27 Council Member Gunn inquired if local non -profits, such as the Lions could place <br />28 advertisements in The Press to highlight upcoming events. Mr. Johnson reported his publication <br />29 offers non -profits a discounted rate for advertisements. He noted he also had two pages for the <br />30 Community Calendar which highlighted upcoming events that were free of charge. <br />31 <br />32 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9171, <br />33 Approving The Press as the City of Mounds View's Official Newspaper for the Remainder of <br />34 2019. <br />35 <br />36 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />37 <br />38 6. PUBLIC COMMENT <br />39 <br />40 None. <br />41 <br />42 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />43 A. Recognizing Theresa Cermak for her Service on the Festival in the Park of <br />44 Mounds View Committee. <br />45